Trombones and Julie Andrews

Three little quotes today, one from Doc and two from Maestro. We'll go in that order.

So...there was this wind ensemble piece...much like any other...with a trombone lick...that wasn't being played...(much like usual). And Doc had this to say about it:

"Blow that out because you're the only thing in town right now!"

Apparently, our wind ensemble rehearsals no longer take place merely in the little broken down building on campus, but instead, we are the only musicians in the entire town! lol.

Then, with Maestro, way back in February, when we were still practicing Sound of Music (this is actually slightly appropriate even at so late a date, because we are doing a run-out performing of Sound of Music this weekend. Yay!), there was a piece that was in cut time, which is 2/2. Two beats per measure, half notes get the beat.

A student asked Maestro, "What beat is the fermata on?"

And Maestro immediately replied, "Beat 4."

Wha?! (remember, cut time = only 2 beats per minute. Where did the extra two beats come from? :-/)


Later on in the same rehearsal, Maestro messed up a meter change, and the group just fell apart. But instead of shaming us or correcting himself, he merely crumpled up the piece of music paper!

"Take THAT Roger and Hammerstein*!"

I really hope that was a copy and that we won't have to pay royalties back on the damage...

Hobey-ho!

*Roger composed the music and Hammerstein wrote lyrics for some of the most loved musicals/movies such as Sound of Music, The King and I, Oklahoma!, and Cinderella. They are often referred to as the men who initiated the Golden Age of musical theatre. Together they generated over 34 Tony Awards, 15 Academy Awards, the Pulitzer Price and 2 Grammys.